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WO2003033976A1
WO2003033976A1 PCT/KR2002/001701 KR0201701W WO03033976A1 WO 2003033976 A1 WO2003033976 A1 WO 2003033976A1 KR 0201701 W KR0201701 W KR 0201701W WO 03033976 A1 WO03033976 A1 WO 03033976A1
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refrigerator
reservoir
door
pipe
freezer
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PCT/KR2002/001701
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Ill Shin Kim
Si Yeon An
Chang Hwan Seo
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Lg Electronics Inc.
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Priority to AU2002335901A priority Critical patent/AU2002335901B2/en
Priority to CA 2465259 priority patent/CA2465259C/fr
Priority to US10/495,274 priority patent/US7194872B2/en
Priority to MXPA04004524A priority patent/MXPA04004524A/es
Priority to GB0409592A priority patent/GB2397370B/en
Publication of WO2003033976A1 publication Critical patent/WO2003033976A1/fr

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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D25/00—Charging, supporting, and discharging the articles to be cooled
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/12—Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
    • F25D23/126—Water cooler
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/122—General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass the refrigerator is characterised by a water tank for the water/ice dispenser
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/06—Refrigerators with a vertical mullion

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  • the present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a dispenser for a refrigerator, which is installed inside the refrigerator to provide a user with drinking water.
  • water supplied from a water supply source such as a tap is filtrated at a filtration unit 1 through a pipe Pa, and then is supplied to a valve 2 connected to the filtration unit 1.
  • the valve 2 has two discharging holes through which water is selectively blown.
  • One discharging hole of the valve 2 supplies water to an ice machine 6 through a pipe Pc, and the other discharging hole supplies water to a reservoir 3 through a pipe Pd.
  • a constant level of water is always stored in the reservoir 3, and it can be supplied to a discharging part 5 through a pipe Pe.
  • the reservoir 3 is generally installed inside the cold-storage room so as to cool the stored water, and the discharging part 5 is installed, for instance, in front of a door 4 (ex, the door of the freezer) .
  • This dispenser allows a user to be given fresh water from the refrigerator .
  • the pipe P3 connected between them should be extended long, and a part of the pipe P3 is indispensably placed outside the refrigerator. Accordingly, temperature of the water stored in that portion is substantially the same as that of the outside air in that portion that is higher than the temperature of the interior of the cold-storage room. As a result, if a user discharges water through the discharging part 5 at an initial stage, the water stored in a part of the pipe Pe at the room temperature is discharged instead of cold water stored in the reservoir 3.
  • the present invention is directed to a dispenser for a refrigerator that substantially obviates one or more of the problems due to limitations and disadvantages of the related art.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator and a dispenser for a refrigerator in which the inner space of the refrigerator does not decrease.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator and a dispenser for a refrigerator capable of directly discharging cold water.
  • the dispenser includes: a first pipe connected with a water supply source; a reservoir installed inside a door of the refrigerator and connected with the first pipe, for temporarily storing water supplied from the water supply source; a second pipe connected with the reservoir; and a discharging part installed in the door of the refrigerator and connected with the second pipe, for discharging the water supplied from the reservoir depending on a user's necessity.
  • the reservoir is installed inside a door of a freezer, preferably, the reservoir is buried in an adiabatic material layer disposed within the door of the freezer, and more preferably, the reservoir is installed in the vicinity of the front side of the door of the freezer.
  • the reservoir is installed in the vicinity of the discharging part, and preferably installed right after the discharging part.
  • the discharging part is installed in a door of a freezer of the refrigerator, and preferably installed right before the reservoir.
  • the second pipe is installed inside a door of a freezer of the refrigerator and is buried in an adiabatic material layer, and preferably installed in the vicinity of the front side of the door of the freezer.
  • the first pipe is partially installed inside a door of a freezer of the refrigerator and is buried in an adiabatic material layer, and preferably partially installed in the vicinity of the front side of the door of the freezer.
  • the reservoir is installed inside the door, thereby enhancing the efficiency in use of the inner space of a refrigerator, and providing convenience in that the water discharged from the reservoir is always supplied at a cold status .
  • FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a general refrigerator
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a refrigerator according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a door in which a dispenser according to the present invention is installed.
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view schematically showing a refrigerator according to the present invention
  • FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a door in which a dispenser according to the present invention is installed.
  • a refrigerator of the present invention basically includes cold-storage room and freezer 10 and 20 formed inside a main body, and cold- storage room door 30 and freezer door 40. Also, the refrigerator may further include disperser 50 and ice machine 60 for the purpose of providing an additional function, e.g., for providing drinking water or ice.
  • the cold-storage room/freezer 10/20, the doors 30 and 40, and the ice machine 60 are the same in construction as those of the general refrigerator, their description is omitted, and only the dispenser is described in more detail.
  • the dispenser 60 includes a supply part for supplying drinking water from a water supply source to the interior of the refrigerator, and a discharging part 54 discharging the supplied water from the supply part according to a user's need.
  • the supply part includes a first pipe 51 connected with the water supply source, a reservoir 52 connected with the first pipe 51, and a second pipe 53 connecting the reservoir 52 and the discharging part 54. Also, in case the ice machine 60 is installed at the refrigerator, a valve 55 for controlling water supply is installed on the first pipe 51, and a third pipe 56 is branched from the valve 55 and extended to the ice machine 60 so as to supply water to the ice machine 60.
  • the reservoir 52 plays a role in temporarily storing the water supplied through the first pipe 51.
  • the reservoir 52 is, as shown in FIG. 3, disposed not at the cold-storage room but at the interior of the doors 20 and 30 of the refrigerator. Accordingly, when compared with the conventional refrigerator, the inner space of the refrigerator, e.g., the cold-storage room of the invention does not decrease unnecessarily.
  • the reservoir 52 since the reservoir 52 is located inside the doors 30 and 40, the drinking water in the reservoir 52 is indirectly cooled differently from that in the conventional reservoir installed at the cold- storage room. In other words, the drinking water in the reservoir 52 is cooled by cool air transferred through the corresponding doors 30 and 40 from the cold-storage room 10 or the freezer.
  • the reservoir 52 is located inside the freezer door 40 rather than inside the cold-storage room door 30.
  • the reservoir 52 is substantially varied in an adiabatic material layer 40a filled in the freezer door 40. Accordingly, although the cool air of the freezer 20 can be transferred to the reservoir 52, the water is not frozen due to the existence of the adiabatic material layer 40a. Simultaneously, since heat of room temperature is transferred to the reservoir through a surface of the door opposite to a surface contacting the freezer 20, e.g., the front surface of the freezer door 40, it is possible that the reservoir 52 always stores cold water.
  • the reservoir 52 is preferably installed in the vicinity of the front surface of the door contacting the outside. This is because the reservoir 52 may be less influenced by the cool air of the freezer 20 and thus freezing of the water in the reservoir 52 can be securely prevented while the stored drinking water is cooled.
  • the reservoir 52 should be installed nearer the discharging part 54 if possible.
  • the reservoir 52 is placed within the door 40, the reservoir 52 is, as shown in FIG. 3, placed right after the discharging part 54, so that the length of the second pipe 53 becomes substantially shortest. Accordingly, the short second pipe 53 allows a user to be directly supplied with fresh water, and the sanitary problem is also resolved.
  • the discharging part 54 includes a cavity formed at the front side of the refrigerator door so as to stably accommodate a container for drinking water, such as a cup, and a nozzle connected to the second pipe 53, for discharging drinking water. And, as aforementioned, in order to shorten the second pipe if possible, the discharging part 54 is installed adjacent to the reservoir 52 at the front side of the freezer door 40. More preferably, in order to minimize the length of the second pipe 53, the discharging part 54 is installed right before the reservoir 52.
  • the second pipe 52 also connects the reservoir 52 and the discharging part 54, it is installed varied in the adiabatic material layer 40a.
  • the second pipe 53 is, as shown in FIG. 3, installed adjacent to the front side of the freezer door 50, which is to prevent the water in the second pipe 53 from being frozen by the cool air of the freezer 72.
  • the first pipe 51 is also partially varied in the adiabatic material layer 40a inside the freezer door 40 so as to be connected to the reservoir 52. Also, in order to prevent the water in the first pipe 51 from being frozen, a part of the first pipe 51 is installed adjacent to the front side of the freezer door 40. Meanwhile, in case the reservoir 52 is located within the cold-storage room 10 like the conventional refrigerator (refer to FIG. 1) , the first pipe 51 has to have a distant roundabout path inside the refrigerator so as to connect the reservoir 52 and the discharging part 54, so that it is unnecessarily lengthened. However, since the reservoir 52 is located inside the freezer door 40, the first pipe is, as shown in FIG. 2, connected directly to the discharging part 54 from the water supply source, so that the length of the first pipe 51 is shortened. Resultantly, the dispenser of the present invention is more simplified.
  • the drinking water of the water supply source is introduced into the valve 55 via a filtration unit (not shown) .
  • the introduced water is branched into two pipes 51 and 56 at the valve 55.
  • the water passing through the first pipe 51 is supplied to the discharging part 54, and the water passing through the second pipe 56 is supplied to the ice machine 60.
  • a certain amount of water is stored in the reservoir 52, and is properly cooled by the cool air through freezer door 40.
  • the water is discharged through the minimized second pipe 53 during supply to the user, the water is in the most fresh and cool status .
  • the reservoir is installed inside the freezer door in the dispenser of the present invention, the inner space of the refrigerator is not occupied unnecessarily. Accordingly, it becomes substantially possible to effectively use the inner space of the refrigerator. Also, since the passage from the reservoir to the discharging part is very short, it becomes possible to maintain the water discharged from the discharging part at fresh and cool status, so that use of the dispenser becomes convenient. Further, since the reservoir is located inside the door, an overall extending length of the pipe is substantially shortened. Accordingly, decrease in the number of elements and enhancement in the productivity are anticipated when the present invention is applied to the fabrication of the dispenser and the refrigerator including the dispenser.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne un distributeur de réfrigérateur permettant d'utiliser efficacement l'espace intérieur du réfrigérateur et d'obtenir de l'eau fraîche en permanence. Ce distributeur (50) comprend un premier conduit (51) relié à une source d'alimentation en eau, un réservoir (52) monté à l'intérieur d'une porte du réfrigérateur et accouplé au premier conduit (51), afin de contenir temporairement l'eau alimentée par la source, un deuxième conduit (53) relié au réservoir (52) et une partie d'évacuation (54) montée dans la porte du réfrigérateur et accouplée au deuxième conduit (53) afin de distribuer l'eau alimentée par le réservoir (52) en fonction des besoins de l'utilisateur.
PCT/KR2002/001701 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Distributeur de refrigerateur WO2003033976A1 (fr)

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AU2002335901A AU2002335901B2 (en) 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Dispenser for refrigerator
CA 2465259 CA2465259C (fr) 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Distributeur de refrigerateur
US10/495,274 US7194872B2 (en) 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Dispenser for refrigerator
MXPA04004524A MXPA04004524A (es) 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Despachador para refrigerador.
GB0409592A GB2397370B (en) 2001-10-16 2002-09-10 Dispenser for refrigerator

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KR10-2001-0063641A KR100412951B1 (ko) 2001-10-16 2001-10-16 냉장고의 디스펜서 물공급장치
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